J.K. Rowling Mocks 'Asexual Day' as a 'Fake Oppression Day' to Tell 'Complete Strangers They Don't Fancy a Shag'

J.K. Rowling Mocks ‘Asexual Day’ as a ‘Fake Oppression Day’ to Tell ‘Complete Strangers They Don’t Fancy a Shag’


J.K. Rowling poked fun at “International Asexuality Day,” calling it a “fake oppression day” in which people can inform “complete strangers” that they “don’t fancy a shag.” The co-creator of the asexual day issue with the “Harry Potter” author, accusing her of “hijacking” the conversation.

“Happy International Fake Oppression Day to everyone who wants complete strangers to know they don’t fancy a shag,” Rowling quipped in a Sunday X post.

The author was replying to a virtual flyer that announced April 6 as “International Asexuality Day” and elaborated by declaring, “Asexuality is where a person experiences little to no sexual attraction.”

“Asexual people can form deep emotional connections and relationships but don’t experience sexual attraction in the same way as others,” the digital

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